Student of the Year Award: Jamie Magrill (Biology)

Jamie recently completed a 12-month Co-op term at the BC Cancer Agency. As a Co-op student Jamie was responsible for validating a cutting-edge molecular classifier for endometrial cancer, and he also initiated a number of novel projects on rare ovarian cancer biomarkers. Jamie was able to co-author five abstracts for publication, including a first-author abstract accepted for poster presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology.

Jamie enjoys volunteering at the Dr. Peter Centre for HIV/AIDS Palliative Care Residence, as well as with Adaptive Aquatics at the Stan Stronge Pool in George Pearson Centre. At the University of British Columbia Jamie holds several positions in student organizations, including Vice-President, Communication with Gamma Sigma Alpha International Honors Society, where he was proud to have spearheaded an annual school supply drive with the YWCA to raise educational supplies for low-income women and their children.

Jamie is an outstanding example of what one can achieve when one is determined, ambitious and fearless. We are incredibly proud and happy to present Jamie Magrill, as the winner of the 2016 Science Co-op Student of the Year Award.